Very well. This will be the last time today I refer to the Bronco&#8217s former quarterback as Cuntler. Instead I&#8217ll just point out that, by NFL standards, that guy is one big pussy.

Posted by Piper A R on 2011-11-13 23:38:56

Just for the record (at least imo) the 2 early passes to Decker were underthrown. The deep pass to Royal is on Royal, he didn&#8217t run through the ball. Instead, he held up and stabbed at it as it was coming down. That&#8217s a cardinal sin for a WR. The throw looked like a duck but it was there to be had in stride. Either way Tunesmith is correct, these are low %, high reward plays. The offense will need to be more diverse against the Jets.

Posted by acemagoo2001 on 2011-11-13 23:20:25

IMO, &#8220Cu*tler&#8221 is more offensive to women than Cutler an I&#8217d like to see it stop. Thanks.

As for Tebow, those long pass attempts are there entirely because of the emphasis on the running game. They&#8217re low-percentage by definition, but they&#8217re also more likely to be completed once in a while because of the running game.

The running game is low-variance, low-risk, low-reward. The long-bomb passing game is high-variance, high-risk, high-reward. You do it infrequently, but just frequently enough to let the averages catch up with you.

I think people should let go of the focus on completion percentage, because this is a completely different kind of passing game. Look at YPA or one of its variants instead.

Posted by tunesmith on 2011-11-13 22:46:32

Hah, Tebow 102.6 QB rating.

Posted by Orange and Blue on 2011-11-13 21:50:28

Thanks, guys. How about an injury report? Clady? McGahee?

Posted by Royalwithcheese on 2011-11-13 21:41:26

Whatever you want to say, this system has developed our OL much faster than had we played the conventional offense. The attitude and focus on running the ball is making these OL tough and mean.

Posted by Orange and Blue on 2011-11-13 21:40:12

In dreamland, I would to face the Lions again this yr (would have to be the Super Bowl)

Posted by Orange and Blue on 2011-11-13 21:37:51

TT 8 passes

2 completions

3 pass defensed good defensive plays all 3

Royal dropped

slightly overthrown to Royal

Bad pass to Rosario

Posted by sleepyteak on 2011-11-13 21:33:52

Through ten weeks of NFL play, the Denver Broncos have a better record than the Philadelphia Eagles. To me, that comical. So much for the &#8216Dream Team&#8217 label.

Posted by RSH on 2011-11-13 21:27:12

Royal,

Ball dropped a ball on 3rd down (for sure)

One more deep pass to Decker fell incomplete (I think)

Posted by Orange and Blue on 2011-11-13 21:23:01

Let&#8217s see. TT threw eight passes.

- TD to Decker

- Wobbler deep to Royal that got there but it was ugly

- Deep miss to Decker when Decker had a step and pass was over the wrong shoulder

- Completion to Willis

- Shovel pass drop to Royal

- Ball in the dirt in front of Rosario

Which two am I forgetting?

Posted by Royalwithcheese on 2011-11-13 21:19:10

This game isn&#8217t even close if McGahee and/or Moreno stay healthy.

Posted by RSH on 2011-11-13 21:16:05

Piper&#8230&#8220That&#8217s nice&#8221?

smh

Posted by Orange and Blue on 2011-11-13 21:15:03

from DJ Gallo on twitter : &#8220Tebow: I don&#8217t often throw, but when I do, I throw a touchdown. #themostinterestingQBintheworld&#8221

Posted by penguinman831 on 2011-11-13 21:14:36

Anyone: did Clady come back in after the injury? Also, what was the word on McGahee? Hamstring? Short week to recover and it would not be good to have him out. I think we can count on Moreno not being ready to play.

Posted by Royalwithcheese on 2011-11-13 21:14:07

Does Sexy Rexy fear Tebowmania?

Posted by Piper A R on 2011-11-13 21:13:54

Huh. A rare win at Arrowhead. That&#8217s nice.

So now Cuntler, Orton, and Tebow have all won their first start at KC. Interesting.

Hope this doesn&#8217t cost us the win in Denver, per the Chiefs and Broncos always split rule.

Posted by Piper A R on 2011-11-13 21:12:40

No doubt Oregon. Just remember 15 is NOT a capable NFL QB - per the pundits.

Bring on the JETS!

Posted by Orange and Blue on 2011-11-13 21:11:47

I&#8217m having me some crow right now. For a while there, I thought for sure Denver was going to give this game back to KC.

Posted by CompUser on 2011-11-13 21:08:45

Well, this should give all of the talking heads an aneurysm.

Posted by OutInOregon on 2011-11-13 21:08:24

Weird end, but we&#8217ll take the win.

Posted by DCJ on 2011-11-13 21:07:46

Whew. ONE GAME BACK BABY!!! 2nd place aint good enough any more. We want 1st place! Amazing.

Posted by Orange and Blue on 2011-11-13 21:06:30

Hahahaha, only useful thing Steve Tasker said all day, Satan himself lives on the bottom of NFL pile-ups.

Posted by RSH on 2011-11-13 21:05:31

Is the team wearing the same facial hair on purpose?

Posted by Orange and Blue on 2011-11-13 21:02:56

Well, need to catch that on-sides kick.

Posted by OutInOregon on 2011-11-13 21:02:51

Harris is really impressive.

Posted by Orange and Blue on 2011-11-13 21:00:56

My bad, didn&#8217t notice the QB change!

Posted by RSH on 2011-11-13 20:58:48

One thing about Prater.

I don&#8217t think he needs to be the top priority in re-signing if he asks for too much $.

He&#8217s been very inconsistent and just plain awful from the 40&#8217s range.

Posted by Orange and Blue on 2011-11-13 20:58:30

Did Cassel throw that left-handed?

Posted by RSH on 2011-11-13 20:58:27

Elway looks good in pinstripes.

Posted by DCJ on 2011-11-13 20:58:06

I&#8217m sorry. I know Doc is big on him, but Prater should not be on this team next year. Leg means nothing when accuracy is in the toilet.

Posted by Royalwithcheese on 2011-11-13 20:57:58

Tebow has a 102.6 QBR for his passing today. Kind of funny.

Posted by CT254 on 2011-11-13 20:57:21

RSH, that would make me very happy if it happened.

Posted by Orange and Blue on 2011-11-13 20:57:07

@CT: No doubt, keep running until they prove they can stop it. I really hope McGahee is back next week.

@RSH: I thought Clady came back in after his injury? I was fast forwarding on my DVR to catch up to live game play.

Posted by Royalwithcheese on 2011-11-13 20:56:47

Ralph, the crowd will be soooo amped every time Miller and Doom face-plant Cutler&#8230I can&#8217t wait.

Posted by Orange and Blue on 2011-11-13 20:55:44

The Broncos should call a fake field goal here, so Todd Haley can wag his finger at John Fox. Fox will then proceed to tackle Haley, and show him Navy Seals moves that his father taught him, in an epic beatdown.

Posted by RSH on 2011-11-13 20:55:43

30 attempts on the day. I&#8217d say he&#8217s tired.

Posted by OutInOregon on 2011-11-13 20:55:39

Well, this one is just about over.

Nothing fancy today but the Broncos got it done. Still not going to read too much into today&#8217s game&#8230 what&#8217s important is we continue to get better.

And I will say that both our offensive line and our defense are doing just that.

Posted by Bob Morris on 2011-11-13 20:55:31

Thnk Lance Ball is a little out of gas???

Posted by Royalwithcheese on 2011-11-13 20:54:13

Agreed O&B, we go to Minn. and get Chicago at home. Cutlet meet V. Miller. That makes me smile.

Posted by RalphW on 2011-11-13 20:52:37

So, if Tebow throws another TD, he could be 3 for 9 with 2 TDs. That&#8217d be hilarious.

Posted by OutInOregon on 2011-11-13 20:52:31

If Denver can run the ball this way, what team can&#8217t they beat?

Tebow needs to improve some of his passes, but his receivers also need to make more plays.

And where the hell is D. Thomas? Eddie Royal? The only WR making consistent plays is Decker. Hard to have a more effective passing attack when the WR&#8217s aren&#8217t stepping up. This has been a constant all year, both with Orton AND Tebow.

But at 4-5, BRONCOS are now 3-1 since he started and now back in the conversation for the AFCW playoffs.

Posted by SpaceCowboy on 2011-11-13 20:52:18

The Defense was outstanding as well. Wow. This team is gaining confidence and will play better from week to week. I think we have a great shot at the Jets Thursday.

Posted by ButteBronco on 2011-11-13 20:51:52

Can&#8217t blame KC for going it on fourth, but it was not to be.

I said earlier Cassel will be black and blue after today&#8230 I stand corrected, he&#8217ll be much more than just black and blue.

Posted by Bob Morris on 2011-11-13 20:51:38

@40 Royal I imagine they have as much faith in Tebows throwing ability as we do&#8230 But in this case I think they were just going with what kept working until KC proved they could stop it.

Posted by CT254 on 2011-11-13 20:51:17

WOOOOOHOOOOOO!

Does everyone realize we may be the best team in the AFC West? Amazing.

Posted by Orange and Blue on 2011-11-13 20:51:11

Nice D!

Posted by DCJ on 2011-11-13 20:51:11

Cassel doing his best &#8220Jay Cutler body language&#8221 after that drop.

Posted by RalphW on 2011-11-13 20:49:46

Our Colquitt is doing better at pinning them deep than their Colquitt.

Posted by DCJ on 2011-11-13 20:49:43

Ralph, I love the rest of the schedule.

KC and Oak still have to play GB.

Posted by Orange and Blue on 2011-11-13 20:48:29

OK, let&#8217s see the Denver D close it out.

Posted by Bob Morris on 2011-11-13 20:48:16

Sigh. We play all the same teams, yet KC has a brutal schedule and Denver doesn&#8217t? The MSM memes are out in force&#8230

Posted by DCJ on 2011-11-13 20:46:57

Schedule is interesting the rest of the way out&#8230

Posted by RalphW on 2011-11-13 20:45:51

Chris Clark is definitely doing well filling in for Clady.

Posted by Bob Morris on 2011-11-13 20:45:42

Holy shit 4.9 on over 50 carries. That is outstanding. Without your best two running backs.

Impressive, innovative game plan by McCoy today. Tebowball is here! Like space says, not pretty, but can win. EFX need to decipher whether Tebowball can win long term.

Posted by ButteBronco on 2011-11-13 20:45:32

We are currently 5 for 12 on 3rd conversions with 16 1st down. Excellent.

If you can run at will. Why do anything else.

Posted by Orange and Blue on 2011-11-13 20:45:30

Bunk, Thomas, McBean have been quite good up front. I guess not drafting a DT has worked out so far.

Posted by RalphW on 2011-11-13 20:43:58

@Royal # 40,

And without Clady for part of the second half.

Posted by RSH on 2011-11-13 20:43:49

Hey, at least out passing YPA is high this game <img alt="raspberry" height="19" src="http://www.singernet.com/images/smileys/raspberry.gif" style="border:0;" width="19">

Posted by Orange and Blue on 2011-11-13 20:43:18

Oops, meant to refer to post # 36.

Posted by RSH on 2011-11-13 20:43:12

Just catching up here - isn&#8217t today as good an indication as any that the coaching staff has no confidence in Tebow as a passer? Also, how about this offensive line?! Even with Ball running, they&#8217ve been moving the ball.

Posted by Royalwithcheese on 2011-11-13 20:43:00

@ Orange and Blue # 39. It must be 2009.

The Broncos won at Oakland that year 23-3 and in Kansas City by a count of 44-13. They won all three AFC West road games in 2009, but somehow lost all three AFC West home games.

Posted by RSH on 2011-11-13 20:42:42

Winning is everything - as long as we aren&#8217t cheating.

Posted by Orange and Blue on 2011-11-13 20:41:47

I&#8217ll take the ugly win every time! I&#8217m starting to think we&#8217ll see a lot of those the rest of the year.

Posted by ButteBronco on 2011-11-13 20:40:58

Winning in Oak and possibly in KC? What year is this?

Posted by Orange and Blue on 2011-11-13 20:39:54

Bob, I&#8217ll just say that the deep balls to decker and royal were uncontested touchdowns 90% of the time. Yes, the plays were close and like space said, the WRs could have made plays, but the throws were off target and wounded ducks. He made the throw to Decker though 1-3

Posted by ButteBronco on 2011-11-13 20:39:31

Whats more important, winning ugly against a division rival on the road, or a pretty passer?

Posted by SpaceCowboy on 2011-11-13 20:39:15

Dumervil with the pressure and no fourth-down conversion for KC!

There may not be many sacks in the stat line but it doesn&#8217t matter. Denver&#8217s D has just hounded Cassel today.

Posted by Bob Morris on 2011-11-13 20:38:53

Dennis Allen!

Posted by RalphW on 2011-11-13 20:38:08

DOOOOOMMMMMMMM

Posted by Orange and Blue on 2011-11-13 20:38:02

Anyone else get the feeling that the Broncos coaching staff is attempting to make every QB stat no longer functionally relevant?

Posted by OutInOregon on 2011-11-13 20:37:38

Comp, you can spike the ball into the wall.

Posted by Orange and Blue on 2011-11-13 20:37:36

Q. Carter looks to be progressing well.

Posted by RalphW on 2011-11-13 20:37:00

DJ just needs to blitz every time. He&#8217s terrible every other time.

Perfectly played there, both on the Miller and Harris (having a great game) blitz and on the breakup of pass.

Posted by underdog on 2011-11-13 20:33:51

The thing is 15 tried those throws 3 other times. That&#8217s why he kept bombing it. It wasn&#8217t the 1st time that route was run or thrown to.

Posted by Orange and Blue on 2011-11-13 20:33:38

So, KC needs a Miami Miracle at this point, then?

Posted by OutInOregon on 2011-11-13 20:32:56

UD, I think the Colquitt bros compete for who can grow worse facial hair!

Posted by RalphW on 2011-11-13 20:32:47

That&#8217s two ticky tacky delay of game penalties the past two weeks&#8212with today&#8217s being terrible. I will reserve judgment on Decker&#8217s excessive celebration penalty, but it seems a bit much considering how opposing players have openly mocked Tebow the past few weeks when making a play.

Posted by RSH on 2011-11-13 20:32:34

I think Gaffney or Lloyd would have made 2 or 3 of those incompletions completions in the first half. Veteran WR&#8217s do matter and help a young QB.

Decker is a beast tho, guy is coming into his own and deserves major props. Wearing the 87 loud and proud

Posted by SpaceCowboy on 2011-11-13 20:32:28

Bob, a mixed bag on 15 is what will happen in every game. If that bag is deciphered by standard perspective. No turnovers should be weighed much heavier in judging 15.

Posted by Orange and Blue on 2011-11-13 20:32:14

KC draws a penalty on the return. So much for the Chiefs reaping the benefits of the Decker unsportsmanlike penalty.

Posted by Bob Morris on 2011-11-13 20:31:44

Nice. KC&#8217s ave starting field position is the front row behind the endzone!

Posted by RalphW on 2011-11-13 20:31:28

Wow&#8230..just, wow. They stay so bland, that I get frustrated. Then, they crack the book open a bit, and I see why. Then, there it is! Just, ...wow.

On another subject, these refs are definately on my punch list!!!

Posted by jayrockstone on 2011-11-13 20:30:54

So, Tebow is 2 for 8 at the moment. Does he end the game there?

Posted by OutInOregon on 2011-11-13 20:30:47

Great job by Cosby.

Posted by Orange and Blue on 2011-11-13 20:30:33

Teams are now tied in passing yards for the game.

Posted by RalphW on 2011-11-13 20:29:59

It&#8217s really unfortunate when NFL rules prevent a player from enjoying a touchdown. Last I checked, this isn&#8217t grade school touch football.

Posted by CompUser on 2011-11-13 20:29:32

My count on Tebow&#8217s throws thus far would be thusly:

Two good throws, two throws broken up by defensive backs, one dropped pass and two poor throws.

I think that covers them all. So it&#8217s a decidedly mixed bag from Tebow today.

Posted by Bob Morris on 2011-11-13 20:29:29

All he did was talk and bob his head at the camera&#8230totally a terrible call by refs.

Apparently you can dance like a fool but not scream at a camera. I am disgusted.